Even then, there’s a whole lot to look at here. Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan both received massive extensions within the past seven months. Matthew Stafford and Derek Carr earned their mega deals last year. None of these quarterback have their respective teams in playoff positioning heading into Week 15. In fact, the Raiders and Lions find themselves in last place.

On the other end of the spectrum, quarterbacks currently on their rookie deals are lighting the standings up big time. Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff, Dak Prescott, Deshaun Watson and Mitch Trubisky each have their teams in first place.

Such is the nature of the beast in an NFL that’s salary cap heavily favors teams with quarterbacks currently under their rookie deals.